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Meanwhile in the NFC, the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are floundering, the Detroit Lions might not even make the postseason and there's also no clear team-to-beat in their place, with only a single game separating the one seed and the seventh seed.
Only one team has ever won a Super Bowl with a negative point differential in the regular season: the 2011 Giants. That history eliminates nine teams. This is a no-brainer. There are teams on this list that just don't belong, so we need to weed them out. I don't think anybody is going to miss them.
Now the 49ers are on the upswing and the Eagles look as if they’re lost again. They lead the NFC East, but have gone from 8-2 to 8-5, giving up 575 yards in the three losses. Hurts is spewing turnovers, and had two on one play (an interception and a lost fumble) on the same play in a 22-19 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
There are four more weeks in the regular season for the Baltimore Ravens, and they need to go on a winning streak if they want to get back into the postseason.
Kenny Pickett won a Super Bowl ring with the Philadelphia Eagles less than a year ago. On Sunday, he’s in line to start against his former team at Lincoln Financial Field. Pickett is expected to start in place of Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith, who is “unlikely” to play due to a shoulder injury, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport.
The Los Angeles Rams are the top of Kalshi's marketplace for Super Bowl contenders heading into Week 15 of the NFL season.
Jared Goff is 2-1 vs LA Rams since the 2021 Matthew Stafford trade, leading Detroit Lions to a playoff win in 2023 and regular-season victory in 2024.
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49ers can clinch a playoff spot in Week 16 (and the NFC West in Week 17)
The San Francisco 49ers may not need to worry about their Week 18 matchup if all goes well over the next few weeks.